Mexican presidential front-runner scoffs at reports of poor health
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador on Friday laughed off media reports he was in poor health, saying he was “100 percent” fit and could “stand on one leg.”
Italy’s maverick coalition to boost spending, seek review of EU rules
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s two anti-establishment parties promised on Friday to ramp up spending in a program for a new coalition government, putting them on a collision course with the European Union despite having dropped some of their most radical pro…
Many feared dead, injured in passenger plane crash in Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 plane crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana’s main airport on a domestic flight, with a number of people feared dead or injured, Reuters witnesses and officials said.
U.S. targets four individuals, three companies in Venezuela sanctions move
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury imposed sanctions on four Venezuelans and three Florida-based companies under a program meant to pressure Caracas over what the United States sees as its heavy-handed tactics to suppress political opposition.
Exclusive: In run-up to Venezuelan vote, more soldiers dissent and desert
CARACAS/SAN CRISTOBAL, Venezuela (Reuters) – Arrests for rebellion and desertion are rising sharply in Venezuela’s armed forces, a mainstay of President Nicolas Maduro’s Socialist government, amid discontent within the ranks at food shortages and dwind…
Passenger plane with 104 on board crashes in Cuba: state media
HAVANA (Reuters) – A Boeing 737 plane crashed on Friday shortly after taking off from Havana’s main airport, carrying 104 passengers on a domestic flight, Cuban state-run media reported.
Pompeo to call for broad support to pressure Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will outline a “diplomatic road map” and call for broad support from European and other allies to apply pressure on Iran to force it back to the negotiating table, a senior U.S. official said o…
Turkey’s Erdogan says to raise Gaza violence at U.N. General Assembly
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday he would raise the violence in Gaza at the United Nations General Assembly, after dozens of Palestinian protesters were killed by Israeli security forces this week.
U.N. sets up human rights probe into Gaza killings, to Israel’s fury
GENEVA (Reuters) – Israel railed against the U.N. Human Rights Council on Friday as it voted to set up a probe into recent killings in Gaza and accused Israel of excessive use of force.
Putin promotes ex-bodyguard to new cabinet
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin handed ministerial jobs to a former bodyguard and the son of an ex-intelligence chief on Friday, promoting trusted lieutenants with security ties at the start of what, under the constitution, w…
